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Hughes County currently has 15 voting precincts.
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Hughes County pays election workers $9.48 per hour for attending instruction and working election day.
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A precinct superintendent or precinct deputy must be a registered voter and a resident of the precinct.
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There can be either three or five workers in the precinct.
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The members of the precinct election board shall be selected from each party and the party receiving a majority of the votes cast for Governor in the election precinct at the last preceding gubernatorial election shall have a majority of the members of the precinct election board.
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The precinct superintendent shall belong to the party whose candidate received the most votes for Governor in the last gubernatorial election in that precinct.
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There is a Primary Election in June and a General Election in November of every even numbered year. There is a Pierre City and Pierre School election every year.
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The members of the election board will receive training prior to each election.
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The polling places are open from 7 AM to 7 PM.
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The election board members set up the polling place prior to opening and reconciles and delivers the ballots and supplies to the courthouse after the polls close.
